News

17 December 2018

Police use of Taser during disturbance in Dundee was justified

A Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) report has found that police were justified in their use of a Taser to arrest a man who they believed posed a threat to people inside his flat. The 32-year-old was incapacitated by an armed officer using the Conduc...

The use of a baton round launcher by Police Scotland to help disarm a woman wielding an axe was necessary and proportionate, a report by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found.

A report by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that a Police Scotland controller failed to pass accurate and relevant information to officers following a 999 report of a disturbance at a flat in Edinburgh, where a 51-year-old man was later found dead.

The police response to a report of people being in a disused quarry prior to the death of a 28-year-old man was appropriate and proportionate, a report by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found.

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) is investigating the use of a Taser and an incapacitantant spray, known as PAVA, on a 28-year-old man by Police Scotland officers during an incident in Bannockburn on 16 September 2018.